Thomas Alva Edison By Mass25 Feb 11, 1846 Thomas Edison is born May 17, 1854 Drops out of school aged 8 May 17, 1859 Opens first chemistry lab aged 12 May 17, 1868 His first patent on the 'Automatic Vote Recorder' May 17, 1868 Got a job at 'Western Union' in New York May 14, 1871 Mother dies May 17, 1871 He gets married to Mary Stilwell until 1884 May 17, 1877 Invents the famous phonograph May 17, 1878 Moves to Menlo Park in New Jersey Nov 17, 1879 Invents the Light Bulb May 17, 1886 Marries Mina Miller until 1931 Feb 24, 1893 Invents the Kinetograph May 17, 1900 Invents a version of the battery to store electricty Oct 18, 1931 Thomas Edison dies from fight with diabetes
